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Development permits
- Development permit application
- Development permit extension or renewal application
- Application for a minor amendment to a development permit
- Outright development / building permit application form (1 and 2 family)
Building permits and development-building permits (combined permits)
- Building permit application form
- Outright development / building permit application form (1 and 2 family)
- Pre-application for Engineering Services (for applications for 1 and 2 family dwellings only) (64 KB)
- Building permit data sheet (2007 Building Bylaw)
- Building permit data sheet (2014 Building Bylaw)
Letters of undertaking for building permits
- Schedule E1 – Owner's Undertaking Letter
- Schedule E2 – Owner's Undertaking Letter for tenant improvements
- Schedule E3 – Tenant's Undertaking Letter for tenant improvements
Erosion and sediment control for building permits
- Erosion and sediment control for large lot developments (Bulletin 2002-003-EV) (200 KB)
- For sites 1,000 m² or more, or that have an excavation depth 1 storey or more
- Building permit applications need an erosion and sediment control plan and monitoring report
- Erosion and sediment control for small lot developments (Bulletin 2002-002-EV) (600 KB)
- For sites less than 1,000 m² and that have an excavation depth less than 1 storey
- Projects need to follow best management practices for erosion and sediment control
Site profiles (to identify potential contaminated sites) for development permits, demolition permits, rezoning applications, and subdivision applications
- Development permit application
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Choose the checklists that apply to your project, building type, and property's zoning.
All building types
- Building encroachment guide
- Building envelope repairs
- Building permit application checklist
- Development permit minor amendment checklist
- Development permit major application checklist
- Pre-loading checklist
Commercial or industrial
- Change of use (main application)
- Change of use (childcare centre in an existing building)
- Change of use (existing building requiring major upgrading)
- Commercial and industrial buildings
- Demolition of commercial or industrial buildings
- Farmers' markets
- K1 - Restaurant or kitchen exhaust systems
- K2 - Kitchen ventilation details checklist
- K3 - Commitment to not create grease-laden cooking vapours
- Operational letter requirements
- Outdoor patio seating (at grade, open, and uncovered) for an existing restaurant or retail limited food service
- Painted or inscribed murals
- Soil remediation
- Solar hot water heating systems retrofitting checklist (multi-family or commercial)
- Tenant Improvement Permit [TIPS] checklist
Residential
All residential
- Balcony enclosure on existing buildings
- Field review permit applications
- Guide for residential fences, arbours & trellises
- In-ground swimming pools
- Overheight fences, arbours, etc., in residential zones
- Re-piping domestic water systems
1-family and 2-family
- 1-family and 2-family (all zones) - Outright Application
- 1-family and 2-family (RS-1A, RS-1B, RS-2, RS-4) - Conditional Application
- 1-family dwelling (RS-1, RS-6, RS-7) - Conditional Application
- 1-family dwelling (RS-3, RS-3A, RS-5) - Conditional Application
- Addition / renovation checklist (RS zones)
- Amending subdivision categories in RS districts
- Converting basements to crawl spaces
- Decks (RS Zones)
- Demolition permits
- Demolition of 1-family and 2-family dwellings
- First Shaughnessy
- New home energy checklists - low rise up to 3 storeys
- GHG Calculator for large homes
- FSR exclusion calculator for 1-family and 2-family dwellings
- Garages and carports
- Laneway house (applicable RS zones)
- RA-1 district
- Sample drawings package
- Solar hot water heating systems retrofitting checklist (1-family and 2-family)
Multi-family
- Building encroachment guide
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After your building or development permit is issued, apply for trades permits for work on specific building systems (plumbing, electrical, and so on). You may also need forms to:
- Report hazardous materials in a demolition
- Apply to demolish a rental property
- Revise existing permits
- Change your building's address
- Transfer density to protect heritage resource
- Apply for a sign permit
Trades permit applications
- Electrical permit application
- Fire sprinkler permit application
- Owner's information certificate
- Gas permit application
- Homeowner’s declaration - Gas
- Homeowner’s declaration - Plumbing
- Noise bylaw exception application
- Plumbing permit application
Other forms you may need
- Building address change request
- Demolition of rental property application form
- Hazardous materials form
- Qualified professional declaration form for salvage and abatement
- Revision application form - existing buildings
- Revision application form - new 1 or 2 family dwellings
Transfer of heritage density for development applications
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Are you an engineer, architect, or other building-industry professional that isn't an active member of the City's Certified Professional Program? You may need forms in this section.
Letters of Assurance (for architects and engineers)
- Schedule A (150 KB)
- Schedule B (180 KB) - revision effective January 1, 2018
- Schedule C-A (120 KB) - revision effective January 1, 2018
- Schedule C-B (120 KB)
- Schedule D-1 (120 KB)
- Schedule D-2 (100 KB)
ASHRAE, NECB, and EB Energy Trigger forms for large buildings
- Process forms, checklists, and tutorials for the energy requirements for Part 3 and Part 9 non-residential buildings
- Alterations projects webpage (Field Review)
Other forms for industry professionals
- Schedule A
Contact the Development and Building Services Centre about building and zoning
Phone: 604-873-7611
Location and mailing address
Development and Building Services Centre
515 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4A8
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday
8:30am-4pm
See when your queue number is called
Transit nearby
- Broadway-City Hall SkyTrain Station
- 99 B-line, #15, and #9 buses
Free 2-hour parking
West 10th Ave parking lot,
between Cambie and Yukon
